July 15, 2010

Fresh Paint

After spending the day in a busy city like Paris, it's nice to come home to a peaceful, relaxing home. For our family, that means a generous dose of neutral colors (except in our 3-year-old's bright, colorful room). And lots of white paint. :)

Après avoir passé la journée dans une ville pressée comme Paris, c'est agréable de retrouver un chez soi paisible et reposant. Pour notre famille, cela veut dire une bonne dose de tons neutres (sauf dans la chambre bien colorée de notre fils, qui a trois ans). Et beaucoup de choses peintes en blanc. :)

We painted the walls with a natural paint (Natura). And we liked it so much that we decided to paint some of the furniture, too, like this old armoire (most of the things in our home are recycled).

Nous avons peint les murs avec de la peinture Natura, une peinture naturelle. Et elle nous a tellement plu que nous avons décidé de l'utiliser aussi pour peindre les meubles, comme cette armoire ancienne (la plupart des choses chez nous est de la récup).

More white paint, on shelves this time. Since the painting didn't leave much time for crafting, I'm looking forward to putting down the paint brush and picking up a needle and thread.

A nouveau du blanc mais sur des étagères cette fois-ci. La peinture ne m'ayant pas laissé beaucoup de temps pour faire autre chose, je suis impatiente de remplacer le pinceau par du fil et une aiguille.

11 comments:

  1. l'ambiance qui règne dans votre maison me semble bien sereine, quel bonheur ! Nous avons refaits notre chambre et elle est blanche également. Je vous comprends... Douce fin de journée à Vous.
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  2. Sounds WONDERFUL to spend the day in Paris!!

    Orit
    Tel Aviv
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  3. As I read the other day 'white is right.' Love it and your home looks amazing.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Pam
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  4. Oh wow, could we swap houses? Absolutely beautiful!
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  5. So good to see you are back here!
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  6. I understand what you mean about the busy day in Paris. Like me, I always miss my quiet home when I am in London.
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  7. i just recently went through a stage of painting things a with a casual white. that was the color. i had to stop, because my family was beginning to give me that "are you painting something else white?" look. love the pix of your home. looks very peaceful indeed. cheers!
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  8. Lovely to see some of your beautiful Parisian home. I arrived home from 2 weeks in Paris today - I love that city but I also know how it's great to come home! Look forward to seeing more of your sewing! Suz
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  9. O the house always looks so crispy clean after a fresh coat of white paint!
    Beautiful pictures you must have a gorgeous house!
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